IBM BigFix and SCCM: Buyer's guide and reviews

To ensure availability whilst controlling risk, enterprises need to adapt quickly to business digitalization and new IT models. However, there is a clear business impact that evolves from managing endpoint security and configuration and many businesses are still uncertain about the best way to set up their IT organizations. Security Configuration Management exists at the point where IT security and IT operations meet to ensure systems are properly configured and security and compliance standards are met.

But, as the market becomes increasingly saturated with different vendors all claiming their solution is the best, how can you be sure which one is right for your business?

IT Central Station put together a new, independent report based on real users' feedback. The 13-page document selected two leading solutions in the configuration management market and compiled a detailed and direct comparison of both the offerings.

Rating the top configuration management solutions

IT Central Station outlined an initial 19 solution providers in their vendor directory but selected two standout configuration management solutions, IBM BigFix and SCCM, to compare in this buyer's guide.

The criteria used to evaluate the solutions consists of product reviews, ratings and comparisons to other solution providers. Each offering included in the report is accompanied by a sample of its customers, its top comparisons and some also have a breakdown of the industries and company size the majority of their reviewers originate from listed.

All the reviews included in the report have been posted in the 24 months prior to publication and are from real, authenticated users. These reviews are comprised from a selection of four key topic areas to ensure readers get an unbiased overview of each offering. These topic areas consist of the most valuable features of the solution, the improvements it made to the users' organization, how the solution could be improved upon to and where relevant, its pricing, set up cost and licensing fee.

Based on tens of thousands of comparisons and dozens of bespoke reviews this short report offers unbiased feedback on the most widely used configuration management solutions in the marketplace today.